The Rise and Fall of the Japanese ‘Zero’

By Mark Carlson For thousands of Allied airmen the most terrifying sight they ever beheld was a Mitsubishi A6M Zero bearing down on them—burnished black cowling over a snarling Sakae engine, staccato bursts flashing from two machine guns and two cannon—often the last thing they ever saw. No fighter in history has been the subject […] Read Full Article »